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Twenty-five members of Painters Local 391 have been striking since March 19 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. They had worked on posting for Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising, which unilaterally implemented a piece-work pay system and a seven-day work week. The company also eliminated pension funds and cut health insurance benefits.

Two weeks after the billboard workers walked out, two members of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103, who also worked for the company, joined the strike. Unions across the state and in New York joined pickets at the company’s offices. Over 1,000 union members participated in the strike’s one-month anniversary rally on April 19.

Clear Channel Outdoor, the world’s largest outdoor advertising operator, has responded aggressively. In April, it sued the strikers, claiming that they had harassed company employees. The company also alleged that more than 150 supporters of the pickets at the April rally had blocked the entrance to its Stoneham office. The company notified strikers in late May that none of them would be offered their jobs back; scabs hired on March 19 will permanently replace them.

To support their struggle, you can send checks to DC 53, 25 Colgate Road, Roslindale, MA 02131, or visit their picket line located at 89 Maple Street in Stoneham. To protest the company’s anti-union harassment, call Clear Channel Outdoor President

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at 781/438-8880 or email him. You can also email CEO

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Expiration Date:
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 11:59pm